Red earth
noun
1.
a clayey zonal soil of tropical savanna lands, formed by extensive chemical weathering, coloured by iron compounds, and less strongly leached than laterite
noun
a type of leached and claylike red soil containing oxidized iron and found in tropical areas
Examples
Further research to compare effects of conventional and zero tillage on red earth soil is planned at the Mulga View trial site.
Word Origin
1601
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